The people involved in “The Weinberger Kidnapping” was 20 months old Peter Weinberger and Angelo LaMarca. The crime occurred on July 4, 1956, in the Weinberger’s home. Peter Weinberger was placed in his carriage on his family’s front patio. His mother, Mrs. Weinberger left alone for a few. When she came back he disappeared, but a ransom note was left behind. In the was a request for $2,000 in exchange for the baby and the location for the exchange. Mrs. Weinberger then called the Nassau County Police Department. LaMarca showed up to the drop site but due to his fear of all the press and police in the police, he bailed out.
LaMarca called the Weinberger home on July 10, six days after the kidnapping, setting out another location for a second